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Aviation Daily, September 11, 2015

Airports

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Japan May Allow Daytime Flights To U.S. From Haneda

Sep 10, 2015
The Japanese government may lift some of the restrictions on flights between the U.S. and Tokyo Haneda Airport, and could offer seventh-freedom cargo rights to U.S. carriers.

Intelligence

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Malaysia Airlines To Introduce A350s

Sep 11, 2015
Malaysia Airlines (MAB) has signed a deal to lease four Airbus A350-900s from Air Lease Corporation, in its first major fleet move since relaunching as a new company on Sept. 1. The aircraft are due to be delivered between fourth-quarter 2017 and second-quarter 2018. MAB also secured options to lease two Airbus A330neos and two more A350s. The airline has not yet specified which aircraft the A350s will replace. It has A330s, Airbus A380s and Boeing 777-200ERs in its widebody fleet.

FuelWatch

Airlines

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American Solicits Pitches From Four Agencies

Sep 10, 2015
American Airlines has selected four advertising agencies to compete for its global account.
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SAS Improves Profitability As Restructuring Efforts Start Paying Off

Sep 09, 2015
Moves made by Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) to focus on Scandinavian frequent travelers and to improve productivity and cost efficiency are starting to “pay some real dividend[s],” the Scandinavian Airlines Group’s CEO has said.

Safety

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Uncontained Engine Failure Eyed In BA 777 Fire At LAS

Sep 10, 2015
Early evidence gleaned by investigators probing the Sept 8. engine fire on board British Airways Flight 2276 points to an uncontained failure in the high-pressure compressor, an NTSB update suggests.

MRO

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Rolls Lands Cathay As First Official Trent TotalCare Flex Customer

Sep 10, 2015
Rolls-Royce’s program to boost flexibility in supporting mature engines has landed its first official widebody customer, as Cathay Pacific will use the manufacturer’s TotalCare Flex program to support the Trent 800s that power 18 of its Boeing 777s.

Airframers/Suppliers

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Boeing Confirms 767 Rate Rise

Sep 10, 2015
With strong signs that Boeing’s order backlog for the 767 could mushroom beyond 240 over the next decade, the company has confirmed plans to increase the production rate from 2 to 2.5 aircraft per month in the fourth quarter of 2017.

Labor

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VC Offers Lufthansa New Talks

Sep 10, 2015
German pilot union Vereinigung Cockpit (VC) offered to resume negotiations with Lufthansa one day after a labor court declared the two-day strike earlier this week was illegal.
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KLM Pilots Approve New Deal, Air France Pilots Stall

Sep 10, 2015
In contrast to their colleagues at Air France, who deliberated on Sept. 10 whether to enter into negotiations with management on productivity measures, pilots at KLM have voted to accept a new collective bargaining agreement.

Industry Data